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Dude I know I should be posting about Bandcamp Friday but I Found a Baby Cardinal In My Yard PLEASE Look At This Shit

Birdchosting to the max, my friends

This morning while I was taking out my AM litter haul (living with this many cats you do multiple empties per day) I heard more birdsong than usual, and it sounded a little distressed. Upon closer inspection:

Photo of a small baby cardinal ruffled into a patch of clovers on the ground

They were flomping around on the ground violently and I was really worried; I thought it'd like fallen out of its nest or was injured or something but as I got closer, it sprung up into a tree, which is when I realized - dude was learning how to fly and man.

MAN.

LOOK AT HOW FRUMPY THIS CHILD LOOKS

The baby cardinal is now up in a tree branch and looks incredibly unsure of itself

Both parents were flanking at a relatively safe distance and weren't bothered by the appearance of me until I showed an interest in the little one. They were ready to fucking cut me if I did more than take photos.

The father cardinal; bright red and violent staring at me in disdain

But like seriously. Why does this baby cardinal look like a 90 year old accountant who two marriages ago gave up on personal intimacy??

Side view of the baby cardinal; its downy feathers are falling out and it looks a right mess

You can still see some of the dew from the ground on its face down.

The baby cardinal is looking at the camera with utter confusion at being alive on its face

Good shit.

Anyway happy Bandcamp Friday. Go buy some of our music OR go to my most recent recommendations post (you gotta scroll down to the lower section), all the stuff in there is still good to listen to and worth your money.

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